Haha said the moon …
Haha said the moon and did hide behind the clouds. In the Philippines the moon eclipse should have been seen at sunset. But over most of the islands the moon did hide behind clouds....
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Violent Typhoon VONGFONG / Ompong
Violent Typhoon VONGFONG / Ompong has reachd Category 5 and is a Super Typhoon now. It’s central pressure is incredibly low at 900 hPa. Wind speed near the center is up to 220 km/h and...
Laguindingan Airport – lights on!
Laguindingan Airport in Cagayan de Oro had been the subject of many jokes since it opened its doors on June 15, 2013. But now Laguindingan Airport management, announced that the inaugural night-flight would be held...
Typhoon VONGFONG / Ompong – Category 4
Typhoon VONGFONG / Ompong has been upgraded to Category 4. Late this morning it started to create a well visible open eye. Typhoon VONGFONG / Ompong is still moving westward at a speed of 25 km/h....
Inside the LW301
Yesterday I wrote about my hunt with the Wireshark to discover the secrets of the Oregon Scientific LW301 weather station. I got somehow stuck by the behavior of this little bugger. Chatting UDP and...
Typhoons – still lucky Philippines
Typhoon season 2014 started in April with Tropical Storm PEIPAH / Domeng. Since then already 17 cyclones crossed over the waters of the northwestern Pacific. Only 2 Typhoons and 5 Tropical Depressions (TD) or Tropical Storms (TS) crossed the...
Shark hunt on LW301
Shark hunt? As a passionate diver, shark hunt is an absolute “no-go” for me. But as a networker I love to go hunting with a shark – with the Wireshark. Wireshark is one of the...
Early Warning Device – update
Early Warning Device are again available in Camiguin. Tee’s hardware store got a box full of these devices delivered this afternoon. Butch got two of them for our cars. It seems that one need...
Law and Order – Early Warning Device
Law and Order hit these days on Camiguin’s roads. Yesterday a multicab driver started to cry just outside of our lot. Being asked what were going wrong he told us that he got a...
Typhoon Phanfone now Category 4
Typhoon Phanfone: Short weather update Typhoon Phanfone is now of Category 4. It is still moving northwest but will not touch the Philippine islands. Wind speed is now over 70 m/s (135 kt). Typhoon Phanfone is...
The Camiguin Lanzones Festival 2014
The Camiguin Lanzones Festival 2014 will be held from October 18 to 26. Here is the full schedule in a readable form. I have put red frames around activities and presentations that may interest...
Online Booking – some experiences
Online Booking of hotels and flights can be very comfortable and fast especially when you live on a little island lost in the sea. If you live in a bustling city with lots of...
Typhoon Phanfone enhances Habagat
Typhoon Phanfone is developing and still moves west-northwest at 24 km/h. This typhoon may enter PAR (Philippine Area of Responsibilty) at its north-eastern corner. The typhoon will not hit the Philippine islands. The animated...
Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act
The Inquirer reported yesterday that House Bill 5069 or “Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act” was filed by Pasig Representative Roman Romulo to strengthen the rights of airline passengers. The bill wants to impose liabilities...
Flying pig
Flying pig in Dumaguete. I just got this picture from Ronald. As weather is fine and no other problems disturb my quiet day, I post this picture. Always happy landing … 😆
Cebu Pacific Air – too much capacity?
Cebu Pacific Air has capacity problems in two ways. On the one hand they put world’s biggest number of seats in their Airbus A300-300. And on the other hand they have over-capacity in their...
A Saturday morning dive – CANON PowerShot G-12
Yesterday I published some pictures of our Saturday underwater stroll. I got very motivating feedback and you asked lots of questions. You asked me about my equipment. It’s a CANON PowerShot G-12. Unfortunately Canon discontinued...
A Saturday morning dive with Arno
It’s nice to have a neighbor who is a dive instructor and a professional photographer. This morning Arno asked me if I would like to go for a dive in “our garden”. “Our garden”...
Earthquake swarm hit North Cotabato
An Earthquake swarm hit North Cotabato yesterday and this morning. Up to now 21 earthquakes of magnitudes between 2.4 and 5.2 hit the region south-west of Kidapawan City in southern Mindanao. Map from our Earthquake...
NAIA – bad radar- bad weather
This morning NAIA (Manila’s international airport had to declare “rien ne va plus”. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) effective 3:57 a.m. until 12 noon at the...
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